Adebayor, who is on loan at Madrid from Manchester City until the end of the season, has twice suffered disappointment in Champions League finals and he is determined to get his hands on the trophy this time around.

In 2004, the Togo international was a non-playing substitute as Monaco were defeated 3-0 by Porto - coached by his current boss at Madrid Jose Mourinho - and then in 2006 he was at Arsenal when they lost 2-1 to Barcelona in the final, although he did not feature in Paris as he was cup-tied.

Speaking ahead of Tuesday's quarter-final first leg against Tottenham at the Bernabeu, Adebayor told www.bwin.com: "You can't imagine what a big dream that is for me (winning the trophy).

"This year I have the chance to bounce back again and for me I have to do everything it takes to get to the final and to win it because the third one has to be the right one and I hope this year will be the right one for me.

"Especially going back to Wembley, near where I lived. I will be more than happy to go out at Wembley and have the Champions League cup in my hands. I think that would be the best gift ever in my life."

The first obstacle standing in Adebayor's way is on old foe in the form of Tottenham, who the 27-year-old faced with considerable personal success while at their bitter rivals Arsenal, scoring eight times in nine derbies.

Adebayor is now hoping to add to that tally on Tuesday, saying: "I was able to have a good record against Tottenham when I was playing for Arsenal.

"Tottenham are a fantastic club, I respect them a lot. When I was playing for Arsenal there was a big rivalry between the clubs, it's a big derby, and I always had the chance to score against them and hopefully I will have a chance to score against them again on Tuesday, but what matters for me is that Madrid go through.

"I hope I can contribute to that."

Adebayor is not expecting it to be easy against Harry Redknapp's men, however, and warned his team-mates they will be pushed all the way no matter how comfortable the scoreline may appear.

Picking out the likes of Peter Crouch, Gareth Bale and Jermain Defoe for praise, he said: "They have a lot of good players. They are a team that play together, they attack together, they defend together. It doesn't matter if you're winning 2-0 or 3-0, they will never give up, and I think we have to know that.

"They will play to the last whistle. That's not only Tottenham, that's more the mentality of English football, that you can never give up no matter what the score is, you just have to keep playing until the end of the game."